Gundam 00: Rise of China

"Still not working?"

Patrick's defeat was certainly a great blow to him, but it was a rare moment for a hero to emerge from the silence of the masses.

The defeat of a hero who carried everyone's expectations is a greater blow to those who placed their hopes on him than it was to Patrick himself!

And so, seeing Patrick's life hanging by a thread, finally the steadfast Taliban soldiers who had been specially selected...

They lost the will to fight.

"I knew I couldn't beat them!"

One Taliban soldier was the first to lay down his weapon, and then the act of laying down weapons seemed to spread like wildfire.

More and more soldiers laid down their weapons and gave up their determination to resist.

"In the end, we still couldn't fight for our own justice."

If soldiers lay down their weapons, what can ordinary people, who have no ability to resist, do?

Countless ordinary people watching the live broadcast sadly turned off their televisions, while many more Taliban covered their faces with their hands in despair and wailed.

Before the war, wasn't the Celestial Being organization supposed to be righteous?

But why did this righteous Celestial Organization personally come and crush all their efforts for justice?

Taliban people don't understand, and neither do ordinary people within the gravity circle who are paying attention.

"Hmph, a bunch of losers."

With a disdainful smile, General Mike, commander of the Union Fleet off the coast of Taliban, laughed heartily.

Behind him stood Chief of Staff Jason, whose expression looked strained.

Honestly, Chief of Staff Jason would prefer the Union army to directly press forward and crush the Taliban army, even if it meant facing the Celestials' Gundam!

Only by winning the war in Taliban honorably can the Union truly demonstrate its authority.

I glanced at the smug General Mike, who was even starting to order the flags that were patrolling the airspace near the fleet to return to the aircraft carrier.

Chief of Staff Jason sighed silently, opened his mouth, thought for a moment, and then closed it.

"Let the Taliban president prepare."

Inside the central hub, Manekin gritted his teeth in anger, suppressing his rage as he stared at the fixed stance still held at gunpoint by Gundam.

With immense willpower, Manekin waved his hand, indicating that they could proceed with the worst-case scenario outlined in the plan.

Upon hearing this, the Taliban personnel in the central command room had a moment of unease, but after looking at the images on the monitor and then at the intelligence reports on the losses of Taliban forces in various locations, they realized that the Taliban's eyes had darkened.

These people walked out with their heads down, their eyes filled with complicated emotions.

"Is there really no hope?"

The president's attendant suddenly spoke up and asked a question.

"no."

Manekin, with his back to the servant, replied in a cold tone.

"We underestimated the military power of Celestial Being's Gundam. Without the intervention of the Union Army, they dismantled the entire military force of Taliban."

"There's no point in holding on at this point; it's better to preserve our existing strength and negotiate with the Union."

"In order to secure the best possible treatment."

Manekin deliberately ignored Wang Hu and Saxes, and her real plan was also the plan that Wang Ye nominally acquiesced to.

On the surface, the Taliban president surrendered to the Union. At this point, the Union would inevitably seize the opportunity and enter the fray under the guise of maintaining peace in Taliban and providing assistance.

In this way, the Union completely reaped all the benefits of the chaos in Taliban.

But how can that be?

If at this moment a Taliban were to rush into the scene where the president surrendered to the Union, shouting that the president was a traitor and denouncing that Celestial Being and the Union were birds of a feather, it would be disastrous.

He finally fled after shooting and killing the surrendering Taliban president...

With a cold laugh, Manekin realized that in his calculations, the entire Taliban would become a wound from which the Union would continue to bleed!

At this moment, before Celestial Being's Gundam officially withdrew from the scene, Sacherus, that mad dog, launched a surprise attack on the Union army in the outer sea.

So, how should Celestial Being's Gundams cope with the raging war and the Union's involvement in it?

With a cold laugh, Manekin watched as the Taliban began to leave, carrying out his plan.

Let us mourn; if you have any resentment, resent that you were born in a small country.

With such an unkind thought popping into his mind, Manekin took one last look at Patrick, who was still alive on the screen.

Frowning, Manekin pondered, having gained control of the upper echelons and thus propelling his own plans.

Patrick shouldn't die here, right?

Ultimately, this idiot is also a trademark of my AEU, and his skills don't have any fatal flaws.

"snort."

After considering everything, Manekin was confident that Char, who was hiding somewhere, would not give up on rescuing Patrick.

Although the other side did not follow its plan and attack Celestials together with Patrick.

However, the conservative and pedantic members of the Revolutionary Alliance would never sit idly by and watch their ally perish.

"What a pity. I was hoping to use this plan to kill that guy named Char at the hands of Celestial Being."

"However, there is one advantage to being allies with the People's Revolutionary Alliance: no matter how much you scheme against them behind their backs, these magnanimous guys will not back down unless they are driven to the brink."

"They always look incredibly cute."

With a confident smile, Manekin strode away from the Taliban army's central headquarters.

The chaotic Taliban was no place to linger; it was time to leave!

Meanwhile, progress at Patrick's place was exactly as Manekin had predicted.

Wang Ye, disguised as Char, did not appear, but Anura and Piris on the battlefield did save Patrick.

And the fact that Patrick was able to be saved was largely thanks to the fact that Setsuna didn't want to bleed anymore today.

After all, far too much innocent blood has been shed today. In that moment of unease and confusion, all I wanted was to go back and be alone in peace.

While you're at it, think carefully about where exactly the accident happened.

Anura and Piris, along with the silent Patrick and Setsuna, were facing off, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the standoff continued until Setsuna left on his own.

All major media outlets within the entire gravity zone began broadcasting the Taliban president's televised address.

The Taliban president, who had vowed to fight to the end before the war, now appeared on television with a pale face.

"Everyone..."

The Taliban president spoke with difficulty and his expression was very bitter. He first recounted the hardships faced by the Taliban.

He then abruptly changed his tone and strongly condemned the Celestial Being organization's shameless attack on the Taliban army.

Finally, to the astonishment of all those watching, a dramatic turn of events occurred: the Taliban president earnestly requested Union assistance.

He also stated that he was withdrawing his previous decision to leave the Union, and admitted that it was a terrible mistake.

In this world, only the Union can protect Taliban from the invasion of hostile and evil forces!

"it's over."

Seeing the Taliban president publicly bow to the Union, people in other countries within the gravitational pull sadly raised their heads.

After watching the Taliban president's public address to the entire gravity circle, Taliban felt as if they had just woken from a nightmare.

Or is it a nightmare from which I will never wake up?

"It's not over yet!"

Suddenly, the television broadcast split into two parts: one featuring the Taliban president, and the other showing Wang Ye wearing the iconic Char Aznable mask.

"It's too early to say it's over now!"